A/74/191 (h) Take affirmative action to actively recruit women among social workers, law enforcement officers and service providers, particularly in reception and detention facilities, and also at borders; (i) Provide protection sensitive pre-departure training to all migrants, including migrant women and girls: such training should focus on reducing vulnerability and should include information on gender-based violence, as well as the gender dimension of trafficking in persons, particularly for purposes of sexual exploitation, as well as practical measures, such as awareness of cultural differences from a gender perspective, language skills, the provision of emergency telephone numbers and clarification of local laws, regulations, and systems; (j) Integrate gender-responsive approaches into training programmes provided to relevant policymakers, immigration and asylum authorities, border police and other law enforcement personnel, social workers and service providers who work with migrant women and girls: such information should be provided with regard to indicators of vulnerabilities, including the identification of appropriate referral mechanisms; (k) Undertake the early identification of migrant women and girls who may be victims of gender-based violence or trafficking in persons, focusing on detecting vulnerabilities, beginning at the locations of first arrival, lower the threshold for the level of evidence to be used in identification processes and provide assistance and protection as soon as there is reason to suspect that a person is a victim of gender-based violence or trafficking: such assistance should be provided regardless of whether the offender is identified, prosecuted or convicted, and irrespective of the person’s legal status, ethnicity, nationality or level of cooperation in the criminal proceedings; (l) Ensure access to health services, including comprehensive sexual and reproductive health services: firewalls need to be established between health services and immigration authorities so that migrant women and girls are not discouraged from effectively accessing such services; (m) Ensure that there is a clear firewall between local police and immigration authorities in order to encourage the reporting of crimes, particularly gender-based violence: it is important that survivors of violence, including gender-based violence, are provided with unconditional assistance, as well as integrated support, regardless of whether the offender is identified, prosecuted or convicted and irrespective of the person’s migratory status. 116. While States are encouraged to progressively abolish the practice of administrative detention of migrants in the context of international migration, immediate measures should be taken to ensure that conditions of detention meet minimum international standards and respect the human rights of all migrants, including women, regardless of their sexual orientation and gender identity. In the meantime, States are urged to explore alternatives to detention, including community-based care arrangements and protection-based institutions for migrants. 117. In the case of girls and boys, States should terminate the practice of detention based on their migratory status because detention is never in the best interest of the child. 118. Reception facilities for migrants should be adapted to the gender-specific needs of all migrants, which include well lit, safe and segregated water, hygiene and sanitation facilities. 24/24 19-12287

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